Nicodemus — Bible person

The people is victor, a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin. He is first noticed as visiting Jesus by night (John 3:1-21) for the purpose of learning more of his doctrines, which our Lord then unfolded to him, giving prominence to the necessity of being “born again.” He is next met with in the Sanhedrin (7:50-52), where he protested against the course they were taking in plotting against Christ. Once more he is mentioned as taking part in the preparation for the anointing and burial of the body of Christ (John 19:39). We hear nothing more of him. There can be little doubt that he became a true disciple.

Selected passages

Show passage in OET: JHN 19:39-42

OET-RV JHN 19:39

39 Nikodemos (the one who had first visited Yeshua at night) also came, bringing around thirty kilograms of burial spices.

OET-RV JHN 19:40

40 So they took Yeshua’s body and wrapped it around with linen strips with the spices as per the Jewish burial customs.

OET-RV JHN 19:41

41 There was a garden out at the place where Yeshua had been executed, and in the garden there was a new tomb that hadn’t been used yet.

OET-RV JHN 19:42

42 So because it was the preparation day and because the tomb was nearby, they laid his body in there.

OET-LV JHN 19:39

39 And Nikodaʸmos also came, the one having _come to him at _the first by _night, bringing a_wrapping of _myrrh and aloe, about a_hundred pounds.

OET-LV JHN 19:40

40 Therefore they _took the body the of_Yaʸsous, and they _bound it in _linen _cloths with the spices, as the_custom of _the Youdaiōns is to _be _burying.

OET-LV JHN 19:41

41 And there _was a_garden in the place where he _was _executed _on _a _stake, and in the garden a_ new _tomb, in which not _yet no _one was having _been _laid.

OET-LV JHN 19:42

42 Therefore because _of the preparation day of _the Youdaiōns, because near was the tomb, they _laid the Yaʸsous there.

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Recorded scripture occurrences (5)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: JHN 3:1

OET-RV JHN 3:1

3 After dark one evening, a Jewish leader named Nikodemos who was a member of the Farisaios party

OET-LV JHN 3:1

3 And was a_man of the Farisaios_party, Nikodaʸmos the_name to _him, a_ruler of _the Youdaiōns,

Show passage in OET: JHN 3:4

OET-RV JHN 3:4

4 Nikodemos questioned, “How can an adult be reborn? A person can’t just return into their mother’s womb and then get born a second time!”

OET-LV JHN 3:4

4 Nikodaʸmos is _saying to him:
How is_ a_person _able to _be _born, being old?
He _is_ not _able to _come _in into the womb of _the mother of _him secondly and to _be _born?

Show passage in OET: JHN 3:9

OET-RV JHN 3:9

9 Nikodemos replied, “How can all that even happen?”

OET-LV JHN 3:9

9 Nikodaʸmos answered and said to _him:
How is_ these things _able to _become?

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